Copyright © 2006 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Week four of our Christmas in July Series – One of the most valuable tools any of us have at our fingertips is the World Wide Web. Earlier in this series I mentioned using this resource to research customs, colors and verbiage used for holidays and occasions you are not completely familiar with, but it’s also our very own library and classroom ... Read Full Article and Get Links!
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©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I hope that last week’s Part 1 of Christmas in July inspired you! Today we continue the holiday theme with some thoughts and goodies for your holiday creations ... Read Full Article and Get Links! Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog Last week I shared a bit of information on what to look for when reading the TOU for elements to use in derivative designs. It’s important to keep in mind that when/if you try to find Free Clipart, most of what you will find is low in resolution and will serve a very limited purpose in high-resolution card designs. What many of us designers do is to seek out quality Scrapbooking sites ... Read Full Article and Get Links Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog Let me begin this week’s discussion about Commercial Use elements and their associated licenses by stating very clearly; “I am no expert”! What I offer here today is from knowledge acquired during my own research over the past few years of reading and respecting the terms given by the creator for each element I wish to use. With this information base I can get you on the road to better understanding what to look for and some of the associated terms you’ll find out there. Here are some definitions to learn ... Read Full Article and Get Links Card by Stephanie Laird© Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Once again I was inspired this week after viewing an amazing ‘exhibit’ of true Digital Manipulation art, one of our newest recognized art forms. While viewing these amazing creations I was reminded of the tremendous talent it takes to create this type of imagery. I’m not referring to the type where a factory made digital filter has been applied and now it’s called a watercolor, I’m referring to those talented digital artists who blend bits and pieces of many different photographs to create imagery only found in their imagination ... Read Full Article & Get Links Introduction to Contrast in Monochromatic Digital Photos by SunAtNight Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog ... Though I’m glad to be out of a chemical darkroom, those dodging and burning techniques are still quite valuable and critical to the digital photographer. No matter our experience level, we all have photos that are taken ‘in the moment’ where we either could not modify the lighting, our position or offered no time to adjust the camera settings. Often those images are just too far gone, but just as frequently in the digital darkroom of today, these images can be turned spectacular using a variety of techniques ... Read Full Article & Get Links Image courtesy of SmashingMagazine.com Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I think you’ll see here how important typography is to the overall design and that it should be kept in the forefront of the designer’s mind from the early moments of creating that design, particularly in greeting cards where both imagery and message are paramount to the customer. Typography should NEVER be an afterthought on the card face that gets stuffed wherever there is space left, the designer should know at the beginning of their card design where the text will go, what it’s visual attributes will be and how it will convey the message of the imagery it shares space with ... Read Full Article & Get Links ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Last week we talked about Digital Background Removal and that sparked a request for Part 2 this week to chat about what characteristics to look for when choosing a replacement background for your image. So I’ll pass on my thoughts in the hopes they may spark some great inspiration for your own imagery. The first step is to identify the purpose of your final image ... Read Full Article & Get Links Courtesy of the Yale Library Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Removing an element from the background; no matter what you call it, can be done in a variety of ways; but ALL of them are time-consuming and take a tremendous amount of practice to get professional results. This will be short and sweet since there is not a lot to say about this other than IF you are going to attempt this in your digital creations, then you MUST look out for the ‘artifacts’ which can be left behind when performing background removal leaving you with unprofessional results ... Read Full Article & Get Links Courtesy of Harvard.edu Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I thought it might be fun to further investigate the Definition of Artifacts and how it relates to those of us creating high-quality imagery. So let’s start with the definition of Artifact in the context we are referring to ... Read Full Article & Get Links |
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